Goodwill

9 Months Ended

Sep. 26, 2020

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

We perform our annual goodwill impairment test as of the first day of the fourth quarter. If certain factors occur, including significant under performance of our business relative to expected operating results, significant adverse economic and industry trends, significant decline in our market capitalization for an extended period of time relative to net book value, a decision to divest individual businesses within a reporting unit, or a decision to group individual businesses differently, we may perform an impairment test prior to the fourth quarter.

Our business has been negatively impacted during the nine months ended September 26, 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, we assessed our goodwill for potential impairment indicators. The most recent Step 1 goodwill impairment test for our Electronic Systems reporting unit was the annual goodwill impairment test as of the first day of the fourth quarter of 2019 where the fair value of our Electronic Systems reporting unit exceeded its carrying value by 44%. The most recent Step 1 goodwill impairment test for our Structural Systems reporting unit was April 2019, where the fair value of our Structural Systems reporting unit exceeded its carrying value by 85%. For our annual goodwill impairment test of our Structural Systems reporting unit as of the first day of the fourth quarter of 2019, we used a qualitative assessment and determined it was not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit was less than its carrying amount. During the first quarter of 2020, we performed qualitative assessments of our reporting units including consideration of 1) margin of passing most recent annual goodwill impairment test or Step 1 analysis, 2) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, 3) long-term growth rate, 4) analyzing material adverse factors/changes between valuation dates, 5) general macroeconomic factors, and 6) industry and market conditions. We determined for the first quarter of 2020 it was not more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting units were less than their carrying amounts and thus, goodwill was not deemed impaired. For the third quarter of 2020, no material adverse factors/changes have occurred since the first quarter of 2020 that would require us to perform another qualitative assessment. As such, for the third quarter of 2020, it was also not more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting units were less than their carrying amounts and thus, the respective goodwill amounts were not deemed impaired.

We acquired Nobles in October 2019 and recorded goodwill of $34.9 million in our Structural Systems segment. See Note 2.

The carrying amounts of our goodwill were as follows:



	Electronic Systems		Structural Systems		Consolidated Ducommun
Gross goodwill	$	199,157	$	53,482	$	252,639
Accumulated goodwill impairment	(81,722)		—		(81,722)
Balance at December 31, 2019	117,435		53,482		170,917
Purchase price allocation refinements	—		(87)		(87)
Balance at September 26, 2020	$	117,435	$	53,395	$	170,830